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  • Gibson Firebird X, Gibson what have you done...

    So, here's one of Gibsons latest designs, the Firebird X
    http://http://www2.gibson.com/Produc...irebird-X.aspx

    Features

    Very light, ultra comfortable and fast playing physical guitar

    A turbo-charged Pure-Analog™ Digital Signal Processing (DSP) engine with Goldtone FX™

    Controlled by intuitive new guitar controls and wireless pedal controllers

    A full package of Guitar Rig 4 and Gibson Ableton 8 Live software

    Right, my opinion on this is, what an absolutely horrible look it's a disgrace to even call it a firebird, and for $5,570 MSRP, you can get your hands on this monstrosity, what a bloody rip off, that headstock is possibly the ugliest headstock I have ever seen especially when joined with that fretboard and the body shape.

    Now that I've stated my opinions on the looks, I'm going to start on the features.

    Gibson is clearly taking their technology too far, guitars were meant to be played, not to be the worlds first bloody wooden PC, you're implementing all of these features but have you ever wondered on how much more appealing it would be if you created an easy to tune but hard to go out of tune sort of product? guitarists play guitars, not computers.

    Also the price, people could get a custom guitar for this damn price or one of the best sounding set ups on the market, if you headed in the same direction with the darkfire, you might've had a winner, not too much tech but still great playability and visually appealing but nope, oh well, let's see how long it takes for them to realise what a mistake this one is.
    Gear

    Jackson DXMG
    Jackson JS30RR
    Boss ML2 Metalcore Pedal
    Dunlop GCB-95 Crybaby
    Blackstar HT5H
    Marshall MC212

    Gear I want

    Jackson RR1T Black
    Marshall JCM 800 2203
    Marshall 1960A Cab


  • #2
    http://www.jcfonline.com/threads/112450-Ugh
    All men play on 10. Never gonna turn down again.

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    • #3
      "Quiet, numbskulls, I'm broadcasting!" -Moe Howard, "Micro-Phonies" (1945)

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      • #4
        Originally posted by Mazz View Post
        Gibson is clearly taking their technology too far, guitars were meant to be played, not to be the worlds first bloody wooden PC, you're implementing all of these features but have you ever wondered on how much more appealing it would be if you created an easy to tune but hard to go out of tune sort of product? guitarists play guitars, not computers.
        You, of course, are entitled to your opinions, but I think Gibson pushing the envelope is a good thing in this case. Now, I'm not saying every idea is a good idea, but in order to make an omelet, you've got to be willing to break a few eggs. There are plenty of high-tech guitarists out there that like stuff like this - Joe Vintage and his moldy old Les Paul VOS is probably not going to be interested - but this thing has tons of possibilities for studio and live work, sampling, sequencing, all neat things (not my bag, either).

        Of course, I've already opined on the actual design of this guitar
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        Blank yo!

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        • #5
          I think these are also Chinese made as well right?
          H3LL IS HOME!!!

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          • #6
            Originally posted by Mazz View Post

            A turbo-charged Pure-Analog™ Digital Signal Processing (DSP)
            Military intelligence
            HTTP 404 - Signature Not Found

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            • #7
              Yeah, this just reeks of marketing bullshit.

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Twitch View Post
                Military intelligence
                Two words combined that can't make sense
                Gear

                Jackson DXMG
                Jackson JS30RR
                Boss ML2 Metalcore Pedal
                Dunlop GCB-95 Crybaby
                Blackstar HT5H
                Marshall MC212

                Gear I want

                Jackson RR1T Black
                Marshall JCM 800 2203
                Marshall 1960A Cab

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Mazz View Post
                  Two words combined that can't make sense
                  Possibly Ive seen too much, Hangar 18 it cant possibly be analog and digital at the same time.
                  HTTP 404 - Signature Not Found

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                  • #10
                    A turbo-charged Pure-Analog™ Digital Signal Processing (DSP)
                    My marketing team just farted a rainbow.

                    All bow to Carlin
                    Last edited by nateb; 11-09-2010, 01:18 PM.
                    Insert annoying equipment list here....

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                    • #11
                      They could have just put a solid state hard drive to run a effects/amp modeler like the Axe FX on there and had it programable with an Iphone or laptop via USB. That way they could minimize the amount of knobs and switches on the thing since they could be programmable. The amount of effects would only be limited by the size of the hard drive in the control route which would be thousands of effects in one 128GB hd for example.

                      Then they need to make it so you could run a direct power supply to it because we all know with pedals as the battery drains so does the signal integrity/tone.

                      Big fail all around.

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                      • #12
                        Good God, I have never thrown up so much in my life.

                        That is one of the most disgusting things ever.
                        I'm back bitches!!!

                        Gear:
                        ESP LTD EC-1000T CTM Black
                        Agile Al 3XXX Custom Tobacco Sunburst w/Blackouts
                        Blackstar Soloist HT60
                        Dunlop OG Crybaby Wah
                        Seymour Duncan 805

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by Twitch View Post
                          Possibly Ive seen too much, Hangar 18 it cant possibly be analog and digital at the same time.
                          That's what i was thinking

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                          • #14
                            Of course i had to speak my mind in the comments section.

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                            • #15
                              A turd IMO
                              Really? well screw Mark Twain.

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